UNI football coach Mark Farley says the Panthers are in the final phase of preseason practice as they get ready for a spring season. An eight game regular season slate begins next Friday at home against South Dakota State. "This is all unique having a media day in February," said Panther coach … [Read more...]
Iowa State’s Matt Campbell agrees to contract extension
Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract, extending his current deal by three years. His new pact runs through 2028. Campbell led the Cyclones to the most-successful season in school history while navigating a world-wide pandemic last season. ISU advanced to … [Read more...]
Iowa falls to 15 and Drake drops out of AP Poll
The Iowa Hawkeyes have been ousted from the nation's top ten. The Hawkeyes are 15th in the latest AP Poll after Sundays 67-65 loss at Indiana. It was Iowa's fourth loss in five games and the Hawkeyes have slipped to 7-5 in the Big Ten. "The message is not to blame yourself or blame each other and … [Read more...]
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands tests positive for COVID-19
Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands has tested positive for COVID-19. Brands tested positive during his regularly scheduled rapid antigen test Wednesday morning, followed by a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis. Brands is asymptomatic and will remain home until Feb. 13. Wrestlers, coaches, and staff … [Read more...]
UNI-Evansville women’s basketball series postponed
The Missouri Valley Conference has postponed the Evansville-UNI women's basketball series scheduled for Thursday and Friday at the McLeod Center due to positive COVID-19 test results among Evansville's Tier I personnel, which consists of student-athletes, coaches, managers and staff. The Conference … [Read more...]
Drake nationally ranked for the first time since 2008
For the first time since 2008 the Drake basketball team is nationally ranked. The Bulldogs are 25th in the Associated Press Poll after Sunday's 78-76 overtime victory against Illinois State. Drake improved to 16-0 despite making only four of 30 shots from three point range and squandering a 15 point … [Read more...]
Drake holds off Missouri State to remain unbeaten
The Drake men’s basketball team remained among the ranks of the undefeated Wednesday evening, holding off Missouri State, 78-73, at JQH Arena. The win completed a two-game sweep of Missouri State to improve the Bulldogs to 15-0 this season and 6-0 in the Missouri Valley Conference. “Coming off … [Read more...]
Unbeaten Drake visits Missouri State
Drake puts its unbeaten record on the line tonight with the first of a two game Missouri Valley Conference series at Missouri State. It is the Bulldogs' first game since January fourth after having five games postponed during a COVID pause. "They are just excited to get back out and play again," … [Read more...]
UNI adds two nonconference games to basketball schedule
The Northern Iowa men's basketball team is adding two games to the schedule. The Panthers will play Cornell College Thursday night and host Coe College next Monday. The additions prevent a nearly two week layoff before UNI opens a series at Southern Illinois. "The opportunity to play some games … [Read more...]
Iowa State-Kansas postponed
The Iowa State men’s basketball team has paused activities indefinitely as a result of COVID-19 protocols within the program. Due to the pause, Saturday’s game at sixth ranked Kansas has been postponed. “The priority for us is the safety and well-being of everyone in our program,” head coach … [Read more...]